-Kelly Krevey

 How do students study?  Where do students study?  How much do students study?  Where is the best place for students to study?  What is in common with the places students study?  What are the most common places for students to study? Many students come to college to further their knowledge in a particular area. As a result, the typical day for a college student consists of class and studying. So I wanted to find out…

What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student By: Rebekah Nathan Professor at “Any U” decided to go under cover as a freshman Became an ethnographer – took notes, observations,… “Interviews with the few students who were in the lounges during my observations revealed that the majority came there to “get away”- from a gathering in their room, music blasting in the hall, or a roommate with a guest.” (Nathan, 53)

 Do student’s really use the lounge to “get away”?  Why do students choose the places they study?

 Observed the Lounge and Library  Surveyed student’s daily schedules  Interviewed people  Used class mates collected data and observations To see how students use these spaces To see how often they go to the Library and how long To find out their preferences when it comes to studying To obtain more data to help draw conclusions

 Reflect on learned knowledge  Understand a cultural group and why they do the things they do Participate Ask questions Observe Blend in (people do not act the same if they know they are being watched) Take notes Be Open minded (Health and Street)

 Columbia 2 nd Floor Lounge In order to gain a good amount of data I decided every time I walked passed the lounge I would tally what each person was doing. 1.INtroduce 2.INsert 1 2

 Columbia 2 nd Floor Lounge Continued In addition I asked each the students why did they come to the lounge. When I asked the students why they came to the lounge, this is what they said: Easier to concentrate More space to spread out Roommate is sleeping Less distracting Roommate is watching TV Better for groups It’s quiet Over all my conclusion is the lounge is used for many reasons both social and academic but it is mostly used for academic reasons such as homework, studying and projects. 2. INsert 3. INterpret 2 3

 After realizing the Lounge was mostly used for studying and completing school work I was wondering where else do students study?  When thinking where else do students study the Library came to my mind first.

 Bloomsburg Library Diary 1 6:00 to 8:00 – Wake up; Drive to School 8:00 to 11:00 – Class 11:00 to 12:00 – Lunch 12:00 to 2:00 – Class 2:00 to 4:00 – Library 4:00 to 9:00 – Work 9:00 to 11:00 – Home; Relax 11:00 – Sleep Diary 2 6:30 to 6:45– Wake up 6:45 to 7:45 – Gym 7:45 to 8:30 – Breakfast 8:30 to 10:00 – Shower get ready 10:00 to 11:00 – Homework in room 11:00 to 1:00 – Class 1:00 to 2:00 – Lunch 2:00 to 5:00 – Class 5:00 to 6:00 – Dinner 6:00 to 8:00 – Library 8:00 to 11:00 – Relax 11:00 – Bed Diary 3 9:00 to 9:30 – Wake up 9:30 to 11:00 – School work 11:00 to 11:30 – Lunch 11:30 to 12:45 – Library 1:00 to 1:50 – Class 1:50 to 3:00 – Library 3:00 to 4:15 – Class 4:15 to 5:00 – Dinner 5:00 to 6:00 – Gym 6:00 to 9:00 – Library 9:00pm to 2:00am - Relax 2:00am – Bed

What does the library have to offer? Computers Printing/Photo-copying Books/Periodicals/Magazines Group Study Rooms Personal Cubbies Librarian Quiet Atmosphere Bloomsburg Library Continued

 After checking out the Library I decided to go straight to the students to figure out their study preferences.

 Interviews *Majority of people prefer to study in their own private space

 Interviews *Majority of students spend around 4 hours a day completing school work or studying

 Interviews

What are some ways you study? Flash Cards Power Points Study Guides Rereading Notes Practice Problems Rereading the Book Type up notes Organizing Notes Make Slide Shows or Outlines Highlighting Memorization Discussions with Peers Reading the Book Doing the Questions at the end of the Chapter Look over Notes

 While looking at my peers work I noticed some of the public places they observed mentioned students studying.  Let’s check out where else student’s study!

 Kehr Computer Lab (Stover, 2011) “Bloomsburg students go to the Kehr Computer Lab to work on the computers, type schoolwork, use the internet, or check s or even facebook. A lot of the students come to print papers or notes and PowerPoint slides from classes. “ – Sarah Stover As I looked at the data Sarah collected I felt this was another place students would complete work or hang between classes. From reading all of Sarah’s findings you can see that students take advantage of the resources on campus. 1.INtroduction 2.INsert 3.INterpret 1 2 3

 Starbucks on Campus “I also noticed only a couple people who did sit down in Starbucks do their homework right there.” – Taylor Adams When reading Talyor’s observations about Starbucks I was surprised to hear that people actually did their school work in the coffee shop. Yeah I heard of reading a book and socializing but why not walk to the library that’s connected where it’s quiet and there’s more space? This shows that students do their work almost anywhere. 1.INtroduce 2.INsert 3.INterpret 1 2 3

Between my findings and my peers I found that students study in a variety of spaces (Coffee shops, benches outside, computer rooms, libraries, dorms, lounges, apartments,…) but everyone has their own special space and own reason for choosing that space. It’s all that persons preference. Some students live off campus or on upper campus and choose to stay on lower campus between classes to complete work or socialize with friends. While students living in dorms prefer to go back to their rooms or study on their floor’s lounges. In addition students have many ways of studying. Many redo practice problems, reread the book, make flash cards, or simply just look over notes. But their reasons for choosing these types of study habits are all different. Mostly everyone has more than one way and has their own preference of studying alone or within a group. Because most of my findings showed where you study or with whom you study was all preference, Does personality make a difference in the way you study?

 Adams, T. (2011) Personal Page. Retrieved from adaptation12.wikispaces.com/CLUE+step+2. September 28.  Heath, S and Street, B. (2008). On Ethnography: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research. New York: Teachers College. Print.  Nathan, R. (2005). My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student. New York: Penguin Group, Ltd.  Stover, S. (2011) Personal Page. Retrieved from adaptation12.wikispaces.com/Stover+CLUE+Step+2a. September 28.